Grade Level: Fifth grade Lesson Time: 50 minutes Subject: Literacy/Writing/Social Studies Materials: Student Journals, reader’s theater “A Boston Massacre”, textbooks Objectives: Theater Arts Education: 5.C.1: Use movement, voice, and writing to communicate ideas and feelings. - 5.C.1.2Apply appropriate vocal elements of volume, pitch, rate, tone, articulation, and vocal expression in various types of formal and informal presentations. Writing 5.W.1:Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. 5.W.10:Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. English Language Arts 5.RL.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to have students research both sides of the Revolutionary War, Loyalists and Patriots and to understand what each side stood for.
Procedures: Focus and Establish Review: (5 minutes)
Have students brainstorm about previous lessons.
KWL chart to see what students already know about Loyalists and Patriots
Statement: (1 minute)
Today we will be discussing Loyalists, Patriots, and role-playing the “Boston Massacre.”
Teacher Input: (10 minutes)
Read aloud from Everybody’s Revolution: A New Look at the People Who Won America’s Freedom p. 8-10 and Fight For Freedom: The American Revolution War p. 40-41.
Review after the read aloud the roles of Loyalists and Patriots
Guided Practice: (20 minutes)
Read aloud together reader’s theater “Boston Massacre”
Assign roles.
There are 15 roles, to let everyone have a chance to read and role-play, have the longer roles shared by two people or possibly add in extra crowd speaking roles.
Independent Practice: (15 minutes)
Have students choose one of the following prompts to write about in their journal:
1) Compare and contrast the Loyalists and Patriots. Which side would you be on and why?
2) How did the Boston Massacre set the stage for the Revolutionary War? Do you think if this event had not happened the United States would still be an independent nation today? Assessment:
Journal Writing (see writing rubric)
Differentiation:
ELL/LD: Vocabulary lists will be provided, students who have difficultly hearing may have a recording of the readers theater
AIG: AIG students have the option of creating a graphic organizer of the prompt instead of writing about a prompt in their journal.
References:
Lesson Planet, Tips for Teachers, Mandy Gregory (author)
Grade Level: Fifth grade
Lesson Time: 50 minutes
Subject: Literacy/Writing/Social Studies
Materials: Student Journals, reader’s theater “A Boston Massacre”, textbooks
Objectives:
Theater Arts Education:
5.C.1: Use movement, voice, and writing to communicate ideas and feelings.
- 5.C.1.2Apply appropriate vocal elements of volume, pitch, rate, tone, articulation, and vocal expression in various types of formal and informal presentations.
Writing
5.W.1:Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
5.W.10:Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
English Language Arts
5.RL.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to have students research both sides of the Revolutionary War, Loyalists and Patriots and to understand what each side stood for.
Procedures:
Focus and Establish Review: (5 minutes)
- Have students brainstorm about previous lessons.
- KWL chart to see what students already know about Loyalists and Patriots
Statement: (1 minute)- Today we will be discussing Loyalists, Patriots, and role-playing the “Boston Massacre.”
Teacher Input: (10 minutes)- Read aloud from Everybody’s Revolution: A New Look at the People Who Won America’s Freedom p. 8-10 and Fight For Freedom: The American Revolution War p. 40-41.
- Review after the read aloud the roles of Loyalists and Patriots
Guided Practice: (20 minutes)- Read aloud together reader’s theater “Boston Massacre”
- Assign roles.
- There are 15 roles, to let everyone have a chance to read and role-play, have the longer roles shared by two people or possibly add in extra crowd speaking roles.
Independent Practice: (15 minutes)- Have students choose one of the following prompts to write about in their journal:
1) Compare and contrast the Loyalists and Patriots. Which side would you be on and why?2) How did the Boston Massacre set the stage for the Revolutionary War? Do you think if this event had not happened the United States would still be an independent nation today?
Assessment:
- Journal Writing (see writing rubric)
Differentiation:- ELL/LD: Vocabulary lists will be provided, students who have difficultly hearing may have a recording of the readers theater
- AIG: AIG students have the option of creating a graphic organizer of the prompt instead of writing about a prompt in their journal.
References:- Lesson Planet, Tips for Teachers, Mandy Gregory (author)
http://www.tips-for-teachers.com/SocialStudiesActivities.htm#The%20Revolutionary%20WarPlay